According to head coach Darrell Bevell, Detroit Lions rookie running back D'Andre Swift is still working his way through the league's concussion protocol.

It appears that the Lions cleared Swift to participate in limited practices despite still being in the league's concussion protocol. Players have been known to take to the practice field when in the later stages of the protocol, but the fact that he practiced over a week ago and still has not been cleared is a concerning look for the Lions. Swift is our 10th ranked running back for Week 13, but will obviously need to be cleared to play. We should have a better indication of his Week 13 status following tomorrow's final injury report.

According to Ian Rapoport on Twitter, Detroit Lions rookie running back D'Andre Swift is unlikely to play later today against the Houston Texans.

D'Andre Swift returned to limited practices this week but apparently did not show enough for the Lions to feel comfortable sending him out there against the Texans. He will now have 10 days to recover before taking on the Chicago Bears next Sunday. Adrian Peterson and Kerryon Johnson should split touches in his absence. Kerryon and Peterson are our 36th and 37th ranked running backs for Week 12, respectively.

Lions running back D'Andre Swift was a limited participant in practice on Tuesday and Wednesday and is listed as questionable for Thursday's game against the Texans.

Swift has yet to practice in full since suffering a concussion, meaning his status for tomorrow's game is still up in the air. Fantasy managers likely will not know Swift's official status until Thursday morning. If he does suit up, Swift would be an intriguing play against the porous Houston run defense on Thanksgiving.

D’Andre Swift is trending up on the Detroit Lions’ latest practice report, but Kenny Golladay is trending down and is very unlikely to play on Thanksgiving against the Houston Texans.

Swift is dealing with a concussion, and after listed as NDP on Monday, he was limited Tuesday. He will still need to be cleared. Meanwhile, Golladay was limited on Monday but did not participate in the walk-through on Tuesday and was downgraded to out on the injury report.

Lions RB D'Andre Swift will not play Week 11 because of a concussion, according to Dave Birkett of the Detroit Free Press.

Related Players: Adrian Peterson, Kerryon Johnson

Swift was an RB2 using 4for4's rankings, but now he is out. It would have been nice to see Swift carve up a soft Panthers run defense. Fire up Adrian Peterson?

Lions HC Matt Patricia told reporters Friday that the Lions “doing our diligence” with RB D'Andre Swift, said its “pretty tight” with protocols for him to make it to Sunday. “It is difficult” to see him playing given time constraints.

Related Players - Kerryon Johnson, Adrian Peterson

This is an unfortunate injury that was discovered late in the week, which always makes playing Sunday an issue. If Swift misses Week 11, Peterson should see the lion's share of carries.